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Newly launched website DisabilityInsurance.org has analyzed and summarized the disability insurance industry New York, NY (PRWEB) November 30, 2012 DisabilityInsurance.org, a new service providing information about disability insurance has published the infographic “Disability Insurance: A smart choice” (http://www.disabilityinsurance.org/articles/disability-insurance-infographic.html) offering an overview and analysis of disability insurance in the United States. Statistics by the...
OAK BROOK, Ill., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With more than two decades of proven success and 14 state installations, On Point Technology's Barts is the only configurable software product that allows State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) recapture fraudulent and non-fraudulent Unemployment Insurance (UI) overpayments. On Point Technology is pleased to offer an exciting new module to its flagship product - the Barts On-Demand Crossmatch. The Barts On-Demand Crossmatch helps SWAs meet the...
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- USW President Leo W. Gerard issued the following statement after today's remarks by President Obama for action, not politics as usual: "President Obama declared today let's get to work on jobs and growth for the middle class. The United Steelworkers agrees and we stand ready to help. The President's election victory on Tuesday said voters want our leaders to pull together around the shared belief that working families need job and...
Union warns against fiscal cliff 'Grand Bargain' that would target working class Americans WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees strongly opposes any legislative action that reduces Social Security or Medicare benefits, reduces federal jobs or lowers the living standards of the middle-class men and women who comprise the federal workforce. As corporate and Wall Street interests line up in groups such as the Campaign to...
NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Anyone paying attention to the current presidential election knows that health care and retirement have been major topics in the campaign, and with good reason: Americans are gravely concerned about these issues. Nearly three-fourths of those Americans who are not retired agree that they worry about having enough money to do so (74%) and about being able to pay for health care costs in retirement (73%). These fears appear to be tied at least...
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Many Hoosier retirees do not understand core aspects of Social Security and, consequently, are losing out on a significant amount of money that could be used to fund their retirement, according to a national report issued today by the BMO Retirement Institute. The report, Retirees Not Maximizing Social Security Retirement Benefits, revealed that many retirees are taking their benefits too early and are not necessarily aware of...
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Before applying for SSI for children there are several factors to consider that may aid in understanding of what can be expected from the process. Children may be eligible to receive these types of benefits from birth up to the age of 18 if they meet certain criteria. Understanding the following key points when it comes to applying for these benefits may be helpful to determine whether one may benefit from seeking the services of a...
Rep. Bishop & Altschuler Address Changes to Medicare & Social Security at AARP & WSHU Forum RIVERHEAD, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New York's 1(st) Congressional District has the eyes of the nation upon it as incumbent, Congressman Tim Bishop, is neck-in-neck with Randy Altschuler for the seat. As the candidates continue to focus on Medicare, they also have the keen attention of Long Island's powerhouse voting group, voters age 50 and older. Tonight,...
The Georgia workers’ compensation lawyers at the law firm of Rechtman & Spevak, whose Web site URL can be found at http://www.rsinjurylawyers.com, hereby announce that the firm has launched a new and updated version of its Web site. The new Web site will provide free online information regarding Georgia workers’ compensation law, Georgia personal injury law and Georgia Social Security Disability law. Visitors are also invited to contact the firm if they are experiencing legal...
Social Security & Medicare Weigh Heavily on the Minds of Empire State's Largest Voting Demographic NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The most important issues to the nation's largest voting demographic weren't exactly hot topics in the last presidential debate, and they likely won't be in tonight's debate either. However, according to a new AARP New York report released today, Social Security and Medicare are far from absent in the minds of the state's most...
